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On Monday afternoon, the vote on the inclusion in the Justice Committee of a statement made by KDNP MPs a few hours before Parliament rejected accession to the Istanbul Convention was quickly voted on. In the evening, the parliamentary debate also took place, so the final vote on the statement, which was reported by MTI, could arrive on Tuesday.
On behalf of the authors Juhász Hajnalka (KDNP) presented the statement, which rejects the ratification of the Istanbul Convention because some of its provisions are contrary to the government’s migration policy and are not intended to incorporate the concept of social gender or the “gender ideology of the convention “in Hungarian law.
We believe in real government action, effective action, victim support, and prevention of violence against women and relationships.
– said Hajnalka Juhász, who recalled that since 2013 the Hungarian legal system has treated violence in relationships as an independent criminal act.
On behalf of Fidesz Márta Mátrai expressed support for the proposal. She said she agreed with the protection of women, but did not accept “gender ideology” and support for illegal migration, and therefore rejects ratification of the Istanbul Convention.
A Fidesz politician called it a serious concern because the convention would automate the admission of asylum seekers on gender grounds.
Gurmai Zita (MSZP) drew attention to the fact that victims of domestic violence are afraid and often helpless in the “vicious circle of violence” if they do not receive state assistance. According to him, the government side is wrong in “gender domestication” if it believes that domestic violence is “something of an internal feminist affair” and only women can be its victims. Anyone can be a weak and vulnerable victim, he added.
Nacsa Lőrinc (KDNP) emphasized that violence in relations in Hungary is below the European average, because in many cases the Cabinet has adopted stricter rules than those contained in the Istanbul Convention. Ratification of the convention would therefore be a step backwards in several areas, he added.
Ágnes Vadai (DK) questioned how much the government side had done against and against violence against women, against its own claim, and then opposed some of the statements made by its representatives called verbal violence. He added that at the time of signing in 2014, there were no objections to the Istanbul Convention by the government.
Dunai Monika (Fidesz) called it a smile that on the opposition side they are talking about verbal violence, despite the fact that they, including women, are present in parliament. He stressed that the government and Fidesz attach great importance to action against violence against women, and that the domestic legal system severely punishes intimate partner violence, whether physical or mental. He recalled that the opposition had not voted in favor of these austerity measures, which provide victims with tougher protection than the Istanbul Convention.
Krisztina Hohn (LMP) spoke about the fact that the Istanbul Convention has become a symbol and then asked the question: why is this problem being addressed during a coronavirus epidemic? According to the opposition deputy, the problem is not in the severity of the punishment, but in the lack of prevention, the social silence.
Featured Image: MTI / Koszticsák Szilárd
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